Learners with SEND benefit when specialist and general colleges work together, new ETF report finds

Closer working between specialist and general FE colleges can have significant benefits for learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and their teachers and tutors, according to a new report from the Education and Training Foundation (ETF).

Based on a project that studied the impact of 13 partnerships that engaged 48 senior leaders and 212 managers, practitioners and learners, the report – Putting learners with SEND at the centre of FE provision: A partnership approach – identified benefits in four key areas.